Instructor: Sheelagh Carpendale
CPSC 481: Foundations of Human Computer Interaction

Tentative Schedule for Fall, 2002

This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class.
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Assignments and Labs
Sept 
9,11,13
Classes begin     To prepare for labs: Select group partners
Sept 
16, 18, 20
Labs begin     Lab: Assignment 1: explained
To do: Assignment 1: perform steps 1, 2 and 3
Sept 
23, 25, 27
      Lab: Assignment 1: example tasks & major requirements
To do: Assignment 1: perform steps 4 and 5
Sept 30, Oct 2, 4       Lab: present prototypes and walkthrough results
To do:  Finish Assignment 1
Oct 
7, 9, 11
      Due Monday 4:00 - Assignment 1: Portfolio
Lab: Assignment 2: explained
To do: Assignment 2: perform observations 
Oct. 
14, 16, 18
 Thanksgiving
no lecture
    Lab: Assignment 2: discussion of observations
Due Friday 4:00 - Assignment 2
Oct 
21, 23, 25
    Lab: Assignment 3:  explained
To begin: Assignment 3: redesign and screen snapshots
Oct 28,30 
Nov 1
 
Mid-term exam
  Lab: coding tutorial, design discussions...
Nov 
4, 6, 8
      Lab: Present your screen snapshots 
Due Thursday 4:00 - Assignment 3: Portfolio-redesign
To do: Assignment 3: redesign & implementation
Nov 
11, 13, 15
 Remembrance  no lecture
    No lab
Continue: Assignment 3: further redesign & implementation
Nov 
18, 20, 22
      No lab
Continue: Assignment 3: further redesign & implementation
Nov 
25, 27, 29
      No lab
Continue: Project wrap-up
Dec 
2, 4, 6 
    last class Due Monday 4:00 - Assignment 3 Portfolio,  implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, final discussion
Due as scheduled: Project demonstrations
No labs (times used for demonstrations)
Dec 
10 to 19
Final exam somewhere in here .

Last updated September 2002 by Sheelagh Carpendale